Murray Theater (Richmond, Indiana)

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Murray Theater
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Murray Theater, April 2011
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Location1003 Main St., Richmond, Indiana
Coordinates 39°49′44″N84°53′19″W / 39.82889°N 84.88861°W / 39.82889; -84.88861 Coordinates: 39°49′44″N84°53′19″W / 39.82889°N 84.88861°W / 39.82889; -84.88861
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectElliott, Fred W.
Architectural styleChicago, Pueblo
NRHP reference # 82000053 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1982

Murray Theater, also known as the Richmond Civic Theater-Norbert Silbiger Theater, is a historic theatre building located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1909, and is a three-story, steel frame and brick building with Chicago School and Beaux-Arts style design influences. The auditorium was originally designed to seat 751. [2] :2–3

Theatre collaborative form of performing and fine art

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Richmond, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Patrick Steele (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Murray Theater" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs